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Oddly aggressive response? Yes, Win32 has been supported for a long time (though it's worth noting that it barely older than this emulator, which started devel
by troad 3y ago
Oddly aggressive response?
Yes, Win32 has been supported for a long time (though it's worth noting that it barely older than this emulator, which started development in 1995 and not originally on Win32), but there's been a long series of other API changes in Windows that often mean that software designed for previous versions no longer runs as well - if at all - on subsequent versions. Wine on Linux does a better job running many Win95, 98, and XP titles than current Windows.
Not to mention, with the shift to cloud and containerisation, and Microsoft's decades-long quest to get people to move on from Win32, I think it's bold to assert that Win32 will run smoothly on whatever (if any) Windows is about in 2063.
- csdvrx 3y ago> there's been a long series of other API changes in Windows Yes, sometimes native Windows is not the best solution. But wine on Linux is far better than anything else - including running native Linux GUI binaries should they be > 10 year old: the rate of change and the introductions of incompatibilities in Linux is far higher. Unless you think Windows in 2063 will not be able to run something like vmware or wine, I think bitwize is perfectly right: win32 binaries are what's the most stable and supported.